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Two very different $200-million-dollar films. Two release strategies. Two pathways to the future. The theatrical film industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a pair of films could determine the fate of the definitive popular entertainment medium of the past century.

Microsoft and Warner Bros. have crammed the 1978 movie Superman onto a silica glass slide the size of a drink coaster. This tough new medium is designed to last centuries, surviving punishment that would ruin film or magnetic drives.

Starchitect Frank Gehry has designed new premises for entertainment giant Warner Bros. Consisting of two buildings that are likened to icebergs floating along the highway, the project is expected to be completed by 2023.

Warner Bros. is hoping to leverage the popularity of social networking juggernaut Facebook by announcing it will be the first Hollywood studio to offer movies directly through the site.

PS3 owners in the US are now able to download movies from the six major Hollywood studios via their gaming consoles.

Samsung Movies is a new dedicated online movie store for owners of Samsung phones, laptops or PCs to download and watch their favourite movies and TV shows.

Warner Bros. devoted six months to an extensive anti-piracy strategy for the release of "The Dark Knight", and have deemed the 38 hour period between the film's premiere screening and the first appearance on file-sharing sites to be a success.

Comic book hero Batman has been one of the most popular fictional characters of all time. Over the last 70 years, Batman has become more technologically savvy, using gadgets such as the bat-car, bat-computer and bat-cycle to fight adv

The last week has seen multiple nails added to the HD DVD coffin, with price drops, extended Amazon clearance sales, and both Netflix and Best backing Blu-ray. Read on for a brief history of the HD format war, new developments, advice to consumers, and more bargains.